
| Woodie Held | |
| Position: | Infielder / Outfielder |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Born: | 25 March 1932 |
| Debutdate: | September 5 |
| Debutyear: | 1954 |
| Debutteam: | New York Yankees |
| Finaldate: | September 28 |
| Finalyear: | 1969 |
| Finalteam: | Chicago White Sox |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .240 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 179 |
| Stat3label: | RBI |
| Stat3value: | 559 |
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Woodson George "Woodie" Held (born March 25, 1932 in Sacramento, California) is a former shortstop/outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1954, 1957), Kansas City Athletics (1957-1958), Cleveland Indians (1958-1964), Washington Senators (1965), Baltimore Orioles (1966-1967), California Angels (1967-1968) and Chicago White Sox (1968-1969). He batted and threw right-handed.
In a 14-season career, Held posted a .240 batting average with 179 home runs and 559 RBI in 1390 games played. Difficulties with ground balls caused him to switch from being a shortstop to being an outfielder.[1]